ALWAYS REMEMBER the characterization when reading.
This ending is faithful and deeply true to their characters. This isn't your typical romcom. Jake and Shin were never openly affectionate or flashy about their bond; their love is quiet and carefully guarded. That's who they are.
They won't suddenly get married because the relationship was never going to be "normal. Rolfe and Shin both explicitly stated this reality. Jake’s CIA career isn’t just a job-- it’s constant risk.
We already got the most important thing which is closure and peace. We saw their quiet domestic rhythm in the previous chapters. Anything extravagant will feel forced and ooc. It gave us *them*—alive, together, existing safely in a world that’s finally a little kinder to them. That’s the happy ending they actually deserved.
If we’re lucky, Kyou might share little bonus snippets later... small glimpses of anniversaries, quiet mornings, etc. If eventually they wed, I bet Kyou will not showit like a timeskip. A Milestone like that deserves an extra or a book 2. So yeah, this is perfect, and Kyou may take her time to rest until we meet Jakea and Shin again
ALWAYS REMEMBER the characterization when reading.
This ending is faithful and deeply true to their characters. This isn't your typical romcom. Jake and Shin were never openly affectionate or flashy about their bond; their love is quiet and carefully guarded. That's who they are.
They won't suddenly get married because the relationship was never going to be "normal. Rolfe and Shin both explicitly stated this reality. Jake’s CIA career isn’t just a job-- it’s constant risk.
We already got the most important thing which is closure and peace. We saw their quiet domestic rhythm in the previous chapters. Anything extravagant will feel forced and ooc. It gave us *them*—alive, together, existing safely in a world that’s finally a little kinder to them. That’s the happy ending they actually deserved.
If we’re lucky, Kyou might share little bonus snippets later... small glimpses of anniversaries, quiet mornings, etc. If eventually they wed, I bet Kyou will not showit like a timeskip. A Milestone like that deserves an extra or a book 2. So yeah, this is perfect, and Kyou may take her time to rest until we meet Jakea and Shin again